ok so last night i tried tying these string whiskers on like the youtube vid skycomag posted but i kept failing, i can get em tyied on but they won't form the little ball, any ideas what i'm doing wrong?

I tested the wiskers, the leaches, and string jacks. lost 2 ft per second from jacks to wiskers and the silence is unbelievably more quiet with the wiskers. Shooting 70 lbs with and SQ2 and carbon impact arrows.

A smack with a frying pan with keep the cat quiet till you harvest those whiskers, no problem.
2 wraps of thread then pull tight, till your fingers bleed tight, then tie. That will stand the fibers right up.

T.J. Conrad showed me how.

Originally Posted by grizz49

I'm sure most folks have seen the Cat Whisker type silencers, they are fairly eay to install. My question is that I have noticed some bows showing up with tied on whiskers that end up looking like a little sea urcin. Does anyone know how to tie them this way?

Separate the bowstring and place each whisker in between the strands. (I use a 14 strand dacron so I split seven to a side) T.J. recommends using dental floss. I use dacron from my old strings. Now, using a 10-12" piece of your string of choice, simply make 5-6 figure 8's, or "X's" if you prefer, around the rubber and the entire string and tie a good square not or two to hold it in place. Pull both ends of the rubber taught and cut diagonally across the ends with a scissors to release the separate strands of material.
This method of affixing the catwhiskers to my strings has outlasted the servings of my bowstrings and I guarantee ol'T.J. knows his stuff.

While many thread their cat whiskers through their bow string, before tying them off, you may find after your arrows may begin to fly left or right of the bullseye. This can be brought on by an uneven balance of your bowstring, now that your cat whisker is loading on only one side of the bowstring. Just a bow tuning tip!

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